| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 319 pages) |
| Contents |
American party politics today -- Uneven playing field: the constitutional and geographical origins of the Republican advantage -- Elephants in the House: after forty years in the wilderness -- Playing the democrats at their own game -- Governing stealthily: Republicans in the states and the courts -- Trapping the donkey: foreign policy as Republican advantage -- Trapping the donkey again: domestic policy as Republican advantage -- The well-oiled machine: the Republican Party organization -- Allied interests, and political money -- Winning hearts and minds: the media and the Republican ideas industry -- Social, economic, and attitudinal change as Republican advantage: public opinion and the politics of wealth, work faith, and race -- The Republicans as a ruling (not majority) party |
| Summary |
The Republican Party currently enjoys an edge. The advantage can be seen in Congress, state politics, judicial rulings, foreign and domestic policy, party finances, the media, public attitudes, and economic and demographic developments. Yet the Republicans do not seem capable of translating this into a durable electoral majority |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-301) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) fast |
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Republican Party USA gnd |
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USA Government gnd |
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Political parties -- United States.
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Political parties
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Politics and government
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ornstein, Norman J.
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| ISBN |
0313042950 |
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9780313042959 |
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9782759853632 |
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2759853632 |
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